caminar

to walk

caminar(

kah

mee

nahr

)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (to travel on foot)

a. to walk

Camino al colegio todos los días.I walk to school every day.

2. (to function)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. to work

La lavadora no camina.The washing machine doesn't work.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to travel on foot)

a. to walk

Cuanto más rápido sea tu ritmo, más rápido caminarás las cinco millas.The faster your pace, the faster you'll walk the five miles.

Vocabulary Lists

Activities - Top 61 to 80

Examples

Phrases

caminar con el perro	to walk with the dog
caminar por la senda	to walk along the path
prefieres levantar pesas o caminar	you prefer lifting weights or walking
¿Prefieres levantar pesas o caminar?	Do you prefer lifting weights or walking?
me gusta caminar	I like walking
para caminar	to walk
cansados de caminar	tired from walking
caminar con suavidad	to walk gently
ya no puede caminar	he can no longer walk
caminar de un lado a otro	to walk up and down to run around
caminar sin cesar	to walk nonstop
caminar de un lado a otro de	to walk back and forth in to walk from one end of ... to the other
caminar nervioso	to pace nervously
caminar junto a	to walk beside
caminar sigilosamente	to steal
me voy a caminar un rato	I'm going to take a walk for a while
caminar por la calle	to walk down the street
caminar de un lado para otro	to walk to and fro
caminar sin hacer ruido	to walk quietely
caminar pesadamente	to tramp

Machine Translators

Translate caminar using machine translators

See Machine Translations

Conjugations

Practice conjugating caminar

Participles

Present:	caminando
Past:	caminado

Indicative of "caminar"

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	camino	caminé	caminaba	caminaría	caminaré
tú	caminas	caminaste	caminabas	caminarías	caminarás
él/ella/Ud.	camina	caminó	caminaba	caminaría	caminará
nosotros	caminamos	caminamos	caminábamos	caminaríamos	caminaremos
vosotros	camináis	caminasteis	caminabais	caminaríais	caminaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	caminan	caminaron	caminaban	caminarían	caminarán